Telegram-herald., 1887-11-28
WELL Or BETHLEHEM
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hsaFssness.
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v0ald sise tas dsiaz u t@e water q ths se.i
Of ReFAesen. wAseh > ~ Ehs gate = u
ssmuei xali. -
e = not an anasusl thing . s-e people
ratfer around = vel iH susr,eFiipe fae
ksso4ndIaan puss down his era.lia st tie Hsli
curb III. bstllder puzs down ATS tro~el
The traveller pslts down rs psek fheu ore
draws ths aster foF aB tze resf. sisn--if taz
tng the gsfy .ast. The cap = pessr ~ sroard.
anll me fIres u thirst ars pax cut. tie trav-
else Starts ca bis io'srney. and The Workman
take. up hls berden-
81 fr.sutis. We come today around the
Csesp@l ssn We pui forth oar pack of bur.
dsas ana oar iaplemsats of to.l one man
ms1.s lraa Tia water for taose Who have
gathered around the well l via try and
ar.x lie water today, ant if. sftsg | have
poured out from taa hyln< fountain for
your sonl, igs, taste oi Il myself. you viii
not teerusies rne .cr.ns from the sater II
The usu ~ Rs.Aiehe.n which Is by the gate.
This Gospel vel ike sle well spoken of 10
the text, h well of Bethlehem David had
knoua huadFe,is Il wells Of water. hut b.
wanted % drink ffom taat particular one.
and he thoushs nothing could slske his thirst
lie that md ualsss yoar soal snd niue
can get acceas 10 the fountain open for sin
anal unclcanness we must die That fountain
l. the well Of Bethlehem IL was dug ia the
night Il was deg by the light Of a lantern
--tne star that hung down over the manger.
4 wss dug not at sue gateos Csesar's palaces.
nst IN the park OF Jerusalem bargaininaker.
Itwss dug in barn. The canels Lifted their
wsAry heads 90 listen as the work went on
The shepherds, unable 70 sleep, because the
Asavens were SLED with bands Of music.
came down 20 see the opening of tho well
The angels OF God, at the first guSh OF tho
Lviag water. dipped th>ir cbaliceS OF jov ia:o
II and drank TO tho health of earta and
hs.yea, As they cried. Glory To God IN the
highest. ard on earth peace" Sometimes In
through tho pipes OF IN. city 10 ths very
nostrils Of the horses or cattle; but this well
IA the Bethlehem barn was not so much for
the beasts that perish as for our race; thirst
smitten, desert travelled and simeon struck
oh. my soul, weary with sin, stoop down and
drink today out OF that Bethlehem WELL
As the hart panteth after the wster
brooks, so my soul pantefh after thcs, O
l.elstr I.fe
ing OF this amidst the Adirondacks in sum
mer time Here comes a swift footed deer.
The hounds are close on the track; il has
leaped chasms and scaled cliffs; It is tagged
out. It's eyes are rolling in death, its tongue
Is iolhng from its foaming mouth Faster
the deer, faster the dogs, until II plunges into
Schroon lake and the hounds can follow il no
farther. and II puts down its head and mouth
until the nostri is clean submerged i'm the
cool wave. and | understand it: AS the hart
pan'eth fOr the water brook. SO panteth my
soul after thee. o God Oh, bring me water
from that WELL Little child, who has learned
Of Jesus in the sabbath school, bring me
some of that living sater Old man, who
hfty years ago didst find the well, bring me
soma OF that water. Stranger in a strange
land, who used 70 hear sung amidst the high
Doom, The Star, the Star of Bethlehem
bring rue some Of that water WhoSoever
drinketh OK that water shall never thirst
"0h, that one would give me drink OF the
water Of the well OF Bethlehem, which is by
the gate
David thought Of that well. that boyhood
well. and he wanted drink OF it, but he re
mcmbered that the Philistines had captured
IT, When those three men tried 10 como up
TO the well n behalf Of David, they saw
swords cleaning around about il. And this
Is true OF this Gospel yelL The Philistines
have az times captured ". When we come
% take a full, old fashioned drink of pardon
and comfort, do not their swords OF indigna-
tion and sarCaSu fiashi Why. the skeptics
tel us that We cannot come 70 that fountainl
They say the water Is not III to drink, any
how. II you are really thirsty now, there
Is the well Of philosophy, there Is the well of
srt. there Is the well Of science They try
to substitute, instead OF our boyhood faith,
modern mixture. They ssy a great many
beautiful thisgs about the soul, and they try
to feed our immortal hunger on rose leaves,
and mix a mint jnlep Of worldly stim-
uIsnts when nothing viii satisfy vs.
bat "a drink Of water OF the well
q Bethlehem. which ss at the gate"
TaeY trv q starve us on huSks when
ihs ,atbcrs bauquet i ready, and the best
riuS !. taSeu from the csskei. and the sweet
est har is struck for the music. and the
svifteSt foot Is already lifted for the dance
They patronizs heaven aud abolish he'll. aud
try 70 measure eternity VITA their hour
glass. and the throne Of The great God with
their yard stick, ebhor Il teIl you the old
Gospel vel Is a captured we'll Ipray God
Chat there may b somewhere n tho elect
host three snointed men, with courage
spQasa z ~ AFta " he ssrrngth Of the
olnnFrfrsfe e'sosf. e1th th~ Offering swor,ls
81 trufl. Ca bsN. sse way back ssaln fe tba.
I'd weS ;sir. th~ tide Is ttfnir.. ant
tbal s6e o.I Go-rsi i to take - r1a,e s-sin
IN ihe .nfE. aod in ihe rr esq ani in
ths le...Jssi = tsd Meu hase trsd roikAg
m i0sarhIes. End have FOUND ont fhst fhev
10 not give aay couforf, aad tpaf they drop
an Arctic midnight unon The deatA pillow
again. tho Gospel we'll like the enc spoken
of n my tsxt. is a weu A. The gate The
traveller COS the camel today. and gets doan
and dips out of ths Valley II The las soma
gerry beaotfnf clear. bright water. and that
= aut x Tie sery vell that DAVID longcd Tor
20 yeu kEow that tbe weA Was al The gate.
50 tnst no5o,ly could go iato Bethlehem ~ith
out gong right past itf Aud 50 i j. With
this t+osr-l wel-it IS at the saic It IS, IA
the hrst place, AZ the zate q pur.hcatoa.
We cannot wssh away our sins unless VITA
that rater taks the responsibility of Say
ing that thrre * 10 man. woman or chiid IN
fhis hou-e toslag thar has escapei sinfsl de-
dieuent 10 you aY n S outrarscu.
snd unCaiiart Tor me e. make such
charge - you av. II hare revsr
sf.,Ian I have never bls<ctcrn~f { hsge